Has the Government been buying Views on YouTube?

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The MerrionStreetNews YouTube channel recent featured a video called #ThisIsIreland.

[video]https://youtu.be/-gjolbjmdak[/video]

In three weeks, it has recorded a very impressive 2,515,000 views.
Normally for such a video to hit so many views so soon, it would be trending on YouTube; which it isn’t.
It would also have, generally, far more activity such as likes and dislikes on it. It has recorded a mere 1,000 likes which is only a return of approx 1/2500 people hitting “like”. A poor outcome for a video which is admittedly well made.

The only logical answer therefore is that the Strategic Communications Unit has purchased views on YouTube. Many companies in the Middle East and India offer such packages on YouTube and Facebook. It is probably therefore in my view that the YouTube Profile in question may have purchased 2.5 million views from such a company and that the 15k odd views extra is the true audience thus far.

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So if what I suspect has happened is correct, €7,500 could have been spent on this of public money. I’d rather that go into the health budget or housing crisis fund than some cheap view figures on YouTube.

Well-known member

The MerrionStreetNews YouTube channel recent featured a video called #ThisIsIreland.

[video]https://youtu.be/-gjolbjmdak[/video]

In three weeks, it has recorded a very impressive 2,515,000 views.
Normally for such a video to hit so many views so soon, it would be trending on YouTube; which it isn’t.
It would also have, generally, far more activity such as likes and dislikes on it. It has recorded a mere 1,000 likes which is only a return of approx 1/2500 people hitting “like”. A poor outcome for a video which is admittedly well made.